On October 11, Georgetown Law Asia and the South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA) hosted a vibrant discussion on the development of the constitutional right to privacy in India. The panel featured Indian Supreme Court Justice Jasti Chelameswar,…
Gill v. Whitford, the blockbuster gerrymandering case heard by the Supreme Court on October 3, has been making headlines ever since the Court decided to hear it. It’s a significant case, but especially so at Georgetown Law — given the three names…
When the Supreme Court agreed to hear Gill v. Whitford, the Wisconsin gerrymandering case, Distinguished Visitor from Practice Paul M. Smith found himself in the unique position of preparing to argue a Supreme Court case while planning his Constitutional…
Georgetown Law’s Center for the Constitution hosted an event on September 26 with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who made remarks on free speech on university campuses.
“I know that the vast majority of youths like you…need no lecture…
“You are mostly first-year students…a very exciting time,” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told an audience of 1L and LL.M. students gathered in Hart Auditorium on September 20. “I remember how I felt my first year of law school…
On September 12, 2017, Georgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor spoke before a group of new American citizens on the day of their naturalization ceremony at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Read his full remarks below.
Thank you…
A year ago, the Supreme Court kicked off October Term 2016 with just eight justices and a noticeable absence of blockbuster cases. But October Term 2017 is shaping up to be a different story, with a full Court and a deep lineup of significant cases to…
WASHINGTON – A team of distinguished attorneys with deep experience in trial and appellate advocacy, national security law and federal prosecution today launched the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law.
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As a first-year evening student taking Constitutional Law with Professor Randy Barnett, Noah McCullough (L’20) got a tantalizing glimpse of the doctrine of originalism and wanted to dive deeper. So he applied to Barnett’s unique Originalism Summer…
Shon Hopwood, a second-year fellow in Georgetown Law’s Appellate Litigation Clinic, is joining the Georgetown Law faculty as an associate professor. Hopwood’s astounding personal journey that brought him to the law has been recounted in media outlets…